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100
These two states are NOT part of the contiguous United States.
What are Alaska and Hawaii?
100
Montana
What is Helena?
100
This is the coldest state in the West Region - about half of its land is tundra.
What is Alaska?
100
List three types of produce that are grown in California.
What are lettuce, broccoli, cantaloupes, grapes, strawberries, peaches, almonds, figs, nectarines, lemons, and plums?
100
This state has the largest population.
What is California?
200
This state has a huge lake in it.
What is Utah?
200
Idaho
What is Boise?
200
This area can reach up to 115 degrees.
What is Death Valley?
200
Silicon Valley produces and manufactures this.
What are computers (specifically Microsoft)?
200
These sports are an important part of the culture in cold, mountainous states such as Colorado and bring in many tourists.
What is skiing and snowboarding?
300
This is the largest state.
What is Alaska?
300
Hawaii
What is Honolulu?
300
This is the tallest mountain in North America. (BONUS POINT: What do the natives call it?)
What is Mount McKinley? (BONUS: Denali)
300
This is the definition of economy.
What is the way in which people make money?
300
The Iditarod.
What is a dog sled race in Alaska?
400
This state is made up of a chain of islands.
What is Hawaii?
400
Colorado
What is Denver?
400
This is the tallest mountain in the CONTIGUOUS United States.
What is Mount Whitney?
400
Trees can produce money for people in this way.
What is producing paper, lumber for homes, and other wood supplies?
400
List three roadside attractions you may find in the West.
What are the world's largest Santa Clause, the largest Cherry Pie, the biggest ball of barbed wire, the biggest baseball glove, the biggest yo-yo, biggest turtle, biggest thermometer, biggest teapot, biggest artichoke, biggest dinosaur, and biggest donut.
500
This state is where you would find the famous Las Vegas.
What is Nevada?
500
Wyoming
What is Cheyenne?
500
These are the climates you would find in the West Region. (BONUS: Where would you find these climates?)
What is cold and snowy (Alaska & tops of Mountains), hot and dry (Southern States), and rainy and tropical (Hawaii)?
500
In 1849, many people traveled out west for this reason.
What is gold and mining?
500
This state once had a monarchy government.
What is Hawaii (with Queen Liliuokalani)?